B49 5JA Stratford-on-Avon
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Alcester East. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Stratford-on-Avon in 2026-27: Band D £2,484 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,656 | £1,932 | £2,208 | £2,484 | £3,036 | £3,588 | £4,140 | £4,968 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band F (28% of about 860 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: yes, Stratford-on-Avon.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade I
- COUGHTON COURT, grade I
- COUGHTON COURT STABLES COUGHTON GALLERIES, grade II*
- CHEST TOMB 3 METRES SOUTH EAST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PETER, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER CHEST TOMB AND ATTACHED RAILINGS APPROXIMATELY 12 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH TOWER, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER CHEST TOMB AND ATTACHED RAILINGS APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES SOUTH WEST OF CHURCH TOWER, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER CHURCHYARD CROSS BASE AND SUNDIAL 5.5 METRES SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH PORCH, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER CHURCHYARD WALL EAST AND SOUTH OF CHURCH, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST PETER CHURCHYARD WALL WEST OF CHURCH, grade II
- COUGHTON COURT STABLES COACH HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Thockmorton Arms, Coughton Hill, Coughton, B49 5HX'', permissioned (480 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 5 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 22 addresses are between 49 m and 55 m above sea level (52 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Wootton Wawen 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.0 km |
| Redditch 910,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.3 km | |
| Henley-In-Arden 89,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Coughton Court | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Redditch Bus Station | 8.2 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 25.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alcester Health Centre | 3.1 km |
| Pharmacies | Hopkins Pharmacy | 3.1 km |
| NHS dentists | Dental Practice | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Alexandra Hospital | 4.6 km |
| Police station | Alcester Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | Oversley Mill Service Station, Oversley Green, Alcester Bypass Cashzone | 4.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Westbury Park 1.2 ha | 2.1 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,780 m² | 2.4 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5.6 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Allimore Lane Allotments 2,340 m² | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Coughton Court, a listed building (Grade I), 20 m. 33 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coughton Court | Listed building, Grade I | 20 m |
| Coughton Court Stables Coughton Galleries | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 70 m south-east |
| Medieval settlement at Coughton Court | Scheduled monument | 110 m south |
| Roman Catholic Church of Saint Peter Paul and Elizabeth | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south |
| Medieval settlement at Mill Ford Farm | Scheduled monument | 870 m south-east |
| 'Danes Bank' | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Westminster Pool | Lake or reservoir | 160 m south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 300 m south-east |
| Timm's Grove | Wood | 540 m north-east |
| Saddlers Hill Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Watching Hill Spinneys | Wood | 1.3 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 22 |
3 of the postcode's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.